Abuja, Oct 5, 2016 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Police on Wednesday got the nod to arrest former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah over ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption leveled against her.
Oduah, now a serving senator had filed the fundamental rights enforcement suit, asking the court to stop Attorney-General of the Federation, the EFCC and the police from inviting, arresting, investigating or prosecuting her over purchase of two armoured BMW vehicles at the cost N255m by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority while she was minister.
Ruling on the mater Justice Abdu Kafarati upheld objections raised by the respondents, to the effect that the court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case since the prayers were outside the ambit Chapter 4 of the Constitution which captured enforceable rights of persons.
According to him, no court has the power to stop security agencies from carrying out their duty of investigation and that it was in the interest of a person suspected of crimes to be invited by the investigating agency so that the suspect could give his or her own side of the story.
